How to Use spur in a Sentence

spur

1 of 2 noun

• This is one madeleine recipe that is easy enough to make on the spur of the moment.
  — Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• Follow a short spur path for views of the sandstone arch.
  — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• Males carry venomous spurs on their hind legs.
  — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
• Bukolt also revealed that the idea was a spur-of-the-moment one.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
• That's come up a few times when people have asked, but that was a spur-of-the-moment thing.
  — Hanna Flint, Men's Health, 22 Aug. 2022
• The spur has served the port for nearly a hundred years as a means of small freight travel.
  — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2022
• And then night to night, just as in the jazz setting, the set can shift in the spur of the moment.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
• Remember that all of these things take time and cannot and should not be done spur of the moment.
  — Elena Volotovskaya, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Helping spur farmer planting this year is near-record high prices for row crops such as corn and soybeans.
  — Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
• And the boot does feature a spinning spur charm attached to the backstrap of the shoe.
  — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• At the other end, a rail spur stood empty, awaiting a shipment.
  — Michael E. Kanell, ajc, 9 June 2022
• To spice up your workout, two spur trails offer short but mildly steep summit climbs.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2022
• In past years, our dreams of May are too often shunted from a mainline to a spur.
  — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
• Some say his spurs are still jingling down the hallway, chasing after her.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
• There are plenty of single-track spur trails to further explore.
  — Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
• Apples, for example, grow short spurs along the branches.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
• For her, the retrospective view is not just about legacy, but a spur to keep working.
  — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• Some ideas are spur of the moment and others require some pre-production.
  — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
• Silk Route history, as a spur for further commerce and for tourism.
  — Mark Elliott, CNN, 16 Dec. 2022
• The foliage has fern-like leaves and the flowers are showy blooms with spur protrusions at the bottom.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2022
• The journey down the 14-mile spur road to town from the main highway is long because there’s so much to see.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
• Columbine is an early-season bloomer with nectar-rich spurs, giving your garden a head start in spring.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
• The days of just popping into the most popular parks on the spur of the moment could be fading.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 20 Feb. 2022
• Forget dreams of flawless service and deciding where to dine on the spur of the moment.
  — Doug Gollan, Forbes, 7 June 2021
• Well, these were not comfortable decisions, and they were not taken at the spur of the moment.
  — Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• With a parallel rail transit route in the spur right of way, there should be federal and state funds available.
  — Star Tribune, 8 June 2021
• That loop yields a two-mile hike with 300 feet of climbing, not counting the short spur trail up to the hogback.
  — John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
• But what happened at Oceanwide Plaza wasn’t some spur of the moment scribble.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
• The back paws of the male platypus are known now to possess hollow spurs in their heels, which are connected to venom glands.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
• The spur ridges that formed the canyon walls were more open, with big yellow pines and occasional meadows of dry yellow grass.
  — Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025

spur

2 of 2 verb

• He spurred the horse onward.
• The reward spurred them to work harder.
• Lower interest rates should spur economic growth.
• But can a novel spur you to kill?
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
• And that kind of spurred on the orange juice video.
  — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• That spurred even more building.
  — Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
• Which foods spurred people to eat the most calories?
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
• Which foods spurred people to eat the most calories?
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
• Police did not say what spurred the welfare check.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 19 June 2026
• That optimism has spurred stocks to record highs.
  — Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
• Madani wants the report to spur action.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
• Kids are still out of school for winter break, which no doubt spurred the late-stage boost.
  — Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Jan. 2026
• Moreno’s double then spurred a four-run rally.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
• But not all questions spur action.
  — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• The next moment, spur your despair.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• Interest in his wacky creations from friends spurred him to hit record.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• The onslaught, and what spurred it, is complex, Huff said.
  — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
• The road trip spurs Thien to question his faith and the purpose of his life.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2023
• These people hoped that a market upheaval might spur change.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
• That’s a smart move as future rate cuts spur more small-biz borrowing.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Now, Christman's death could spur new heart screening laws.
  — Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
• Floods can spur the nonnative grasses to grow.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
• The threat of a delay also spurred lawsuits.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
• At the time, the move raised some eyebrows—but now it’s spurred an entire franchise.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
• Which spurs more donations from alumni and such.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
• Pesky crabgrass thrives in the same moist, warm conditions that spur your lawn to turn green in spring.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2026
• The search for the tunnel had been spurred by an ambush on Friday.
  — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• But the rebellion has also spurred a race to the bottom.
  — Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
• His death spurred mixed responses — and action.
  — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
• At the same time, these favorable conditions spur a new flush of weed growth.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025